Garrett County Game of Thrones A “passport-style” promotion of Garrett County, incentivizing in-person visits to sites throughout the County by combining unique art, local distinctiveness and highly shareable social media content. The Deep Creek Lake Lion’s Club has built two awesome “thrones” that I think could be the start of a cool new tour of the county. There could be a series of themed thrones throughout the county with a map/website showing visitors all the spots to visit, take a picture and post to social media. Towns could have a themed throne related to their history or “personality” (coal-related for Kitzmiller, paddling for Friendsville for example) that would get people (not just tourists – locals, too!) out to all corners of the County. Businesses could also create thrones that reflect their branding as well. There could be a booklet or probably an app to track where you’ve visited with a prize for visiting them all. There’s grant money out there to help build the thrones and then an app/booklet. If we could build up a critical mass of 4 or 5 more towns/businesses/organizations I think that would be enough to get started.
What do you all think? We even have a dragon connection (many of our lakes look like dragons if you squint hard enough and of course regular readers of my newsletter all know Deekie) and potentially a cool name for the realm – Westmaros.
Snow Ski Throne The Club built this throne for the Blind Skier 50th Anniversary Gala in 2023 as a gift to Wisp Report in appreciation for their support of the program. The Throne can be visited at Wisp Resort
Water Ski Throne Unveiled at the 2023 Autumn Glory parade, this throne celebrates the Club’s Blind Camper program. It can be visited at the McHenry Community Park at 1249 Bumble Bee Rd Accident MD
Shoot me an email or call and if we get enough people interested, maybe we’ll put on our best doublets, roast up a suckling pig, knock back some ales and work on the idea. Chris Nichols 301 616 7881 chris.nichols@dimesy.com Local lore, history and news: dimesy.com Maps: narrowshill.com
Explore and connect with where you live. Some mapping, history and community service organization stuff related to Garrett County, Deep Creek Lake and the surrounding area. I'm Chris - welcome to my online attic!
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